The Bates Family
Allen, Leah, Brookelyn, & Braedyn

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Viva Las Vegas!


We had the best time in Las Vegas for Brookelyn's dance competition! While Vegas wouldn't be my first choice to travel to with three young children, surprisingly, everyone had a BLAST!

Travelling with three kids is an art, and I am pretty sure both Allen and I still need lessons on mastering this art!
The baby LOVED rolling the suitcases! 
Brookelyn is such a great big sis! She attempted to keep Braxtyn busy.

Once in Vegas, we walked the strip and shopped until late. 
The poor baby pooped out!
It was around 11pm when we headed back to the hotel. Somehow, everyone seemed to gain a second wind once we were in our room!
These three are just the cutest! They had so much fun taking a midnight bath!
And, of course after their bath, they were hungry.  So, the boys had a midnight snack! 
The next couple of days were filled with all the competition dance fun! 

Ready to compete with "Daisy!"
One really cool thing about this competition is that they raise money to send dancers affected by CANcer to camp.
So proud of Brookelyn's hard work!

The cheering section!

Brookelyn's security!  Don't they look tough?

Check out those zebra lips! 
On stage for awards.

All of Brookelyn's dances placed, which was such an honor!
Brookelyn and her big sis, Emmalee.  
With all the dancing, there was still time for a little fun!
Brookelyn and Braxtyn headed to the pool.

Braedyn with his idol,  Lebron!
And, who goes to Vegas and doesn't get a tattoo?! Braedyn got Air Jordan!

Two handsome Elvis impersonators!
And, of course we had to take a little time out to celebrate Brookelyn's BIRTHDAY!
Seriously the BIGGEST slice of cake EVER!
When in Vegas, besides getting a tattoo, you have to see a show.  We saw The Jabbawockeez!

All that excitement wore our little dancer OUT! 
Check out that perfect bun and makeup--even after sleeping!
Braedyn babysat on the way home--well at least on the last leg.  The first flight he sat with a bunch of the dance girls and loved every second of it.  Something tells me the older he gets the more he won't mind hanging out with a bunch of beautiful dancers!

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